Event Coverage 2018 “what did you buy/save this year?”

It is pretty much a shell. The outer body is solid from all the various coats of paint and it has a couple dents but most of the floors will need to be replaced. It has a motor but I have no idea as to if it runs or not. No interior. A full restoration would take a lot more money than turning it into a comfortable cruiser or even a jacked up straight axle beast of some sort. Jury is still out on what to do with it as I am currently finishing my 31 A roadster.

 

Just bought a 58 chevy big back window short fleet...Like I needed another project.

 

Making payments on a PRE HANB friendly brass era car from 1911.


Bob

 

Dad scored a 26 t coupe that was restored 40 years ago and then sat in a barn, will need some work again as raccoons and mice undid a lot of work. He also got a 49 F3 with a dump bed, its now in light duty use on the "farm" and a couple weeks ago we brought home a very complete 36 Chevy sedan delivery. Id say weve got enough projects to last a while. But given the chance in 2019, there will be more brought home!

 

I'm not buying any more relics.
That said, I just had to save this rare truck. '53 Marmon Herrington 4x4...

 

...saved this from being a lawn ornament...

 

I did these 2 for myself this year.





And finally bought a garage.

 

That is awesome! I was seriously looking at buying a 53 F250 MH down in Boise, but just couldn't do it.

 

I found this.....

 

Only bought one HAMB type item. I bought the remains of a 56 Pontiac. just the front half of the frame ,cowl, hood, 316 engine, and stick tranny. Already sold the pedals & linkage to a HAMBER and have a pending sale to another member for the trans.

 

Oldwolf, someone on here is looking for a '56 Pontiac a-arm. a quick search might reveal who.

EDIT: here
https://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum...wer-control-arm-56-pontiac-chieftain.1132519/

 

I used to think that the Pontiac and Chevrolet shared the same chassis because I never owned a Pontiac, I just thought GM did things that way. They are a lot of differences in them I now know.

 

OK, all of you with major finds (a pristine '32 5-window, fer Christ sake!). I went with friend to look at a Model "A" Murray Fordor he was thinking about getting. He didn't buy it, but I got a broken Model "T" steering wheel (for my "Tub" project) for $5. I restored it and it turned out real well. How's that for the smallest project here.

 

I think the Canadian Pontiacs where very similar to the Chevrolets.

 

great save...that stuff is impossible to find when you need it.

 

I bought a '41 Ford Pickup project from a fellow HAMBer, haven't lifted a finger on it yet tho. Also bought a 9" Posi for the truck and a little HEMI. I am looking forward to getting started building the truck in 2019.

 

Chris you have been busy! Did you leave anything for Santa Claus to bring ? lol
just bought a few dress up items for the 36.. no new rigs...

 

This followed me home from a local swap meet.

 

I rescued an old project of mine from my brother. He sold his shop so I took the 41 back after about 25 years.

IMG_6351 by charleyw posted Jan 27, 2018 at 12:33 PM

rear by charleyw posted Jan 23, 2018 at 1:28 PM

 

this pile and I’m the third owner


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I had a 55 Metropolitan ragtop when I was a Sr in high school, lots of fun but it got me in a couple of fights because a cluster of classmates thought it was great fun to mess with it until a friend of mine put a stop to it telling them that no more or they answered to him.
This is the year I didn't drag anything old home but I have seemed to invested heavily in finned aluminum for both the 48 and the model A.
I did drag home a 52 F1 chassis early in the spring, pulled the front drums off, took out the crossmember and clutch an brake pedals and shock brackets and salvaged a 4 speed with hogshead on it and turned around an sold the frame an axles to a young guy down in the Portland/Vancouver to use under his F1 with a boogered up frame.
Right now I am trying to keep from dragging anything else home until a couple of the Ot rigs that need to be sold are gone. I've got to put some goodies up for sale to pay for a trailer I want now.

 

Sold this…
Bought this…

 

Only thing I’ve bought this year has been semi truck parts. Haven’t been able to buy stuff to finish my car since it seems like every time I turned around the semi was down again. And not cheap stuff, either. Hope for a better 2019, maybe I can get my junk back on the road.....

 

I always wanted an "old car". this year I finally bought one.

 

Been there & done that. Never was a steady income when I owned a semi truck I seemed. everytime I got ahead that rig would throw some sort of junk iron fit and robb me.

 

bought a couple truck loads of early ford drive train nparts including a nice open drive banjo and a 46 flatty. also got spendy with a miller tig welder that im enjoying . here is a truck load I had to load solo . a perfect representation of my determination

 

Bump

 

I thought maybe a new car so i sold my 1955 and bought a 1957.

 

I might have a 49 Pontiac by the end of the year.

 

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